Staurastrum mesoleium W.Archer 1884
Publication Details
Staurastrum mesoleium W.Archer 1884: 145, no fig.
Published in: Archer, W. (1883). Staurastrum mesoleium, n. s. In Proceedings of learned societies. Dublin Microscopical Club. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 5 13: 145 only, no fig.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurastrum is Staurastrum paradoxum Meyen ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Mr. Archer drew attention to a Staurastrum form, which, though not quite peculiar to Callery Bog, seems to have its headquarters there." [Co. Dublin, Ireland?]; (Archer 1883: 145) Notes: Callery Bog is not a place name in current use.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 September 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
